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xaq_the_aereonWell, the big weekend finally arrived...as of 1:20 local time yesterday, I took my first trip out of the US and landed in Toronto for Fan Expo.
DAY 1 REPORT:
-Found out I'd lost the form I had spent $60 on to get a deluxe pass for the weekend, so I had to skip the long line and go into the insanely long line...went there at 6, got in at about 8:30. Then putzed around the con for a while, familiarized myself with the location of everything, and, having missed everything I might have been interested in for that day, went back to the hotel.
DAY 2 REPORT:
Got in line around 9. At 10, we finally got in. Went down to the gaming area and saw an advertisement for a new dice/card game, Upset. Tried it, got hooked, bought it, made a point to come back at 1 for a little prize tourney they were having.
About 12:20 I stepped out to grab a bite to eat...HUGE MISTAKE. Apparently, the convention center had hit and badly exceeded its maximum capacity, so nobody could get back in...and as of right now (5:30) they STILL can't.
...So I said the hell with it and went over to the Hippo Bus Tour to get a view of the sights of Toronto. Bad news for you, Fan Expo: THIS WAS WAY MORE ENJOYABLE. The fact that it's a bus/boat hybrid was awesome enough, but the tour guide was awesome, hilarious, and the whole city was just...wow.
DAY 3 PROGNOSIS:
I may not go back to the convention tomorrow. I'm thinking a visit to the museum is in order instead, followed by a late-night trip to the airport to get myself through customs and checked into my flight for tomorrow morning, so as to dodge a 4 AM wakeup just to make it on time. (That, and to be entirely honest, a cold stone floor and a suitcase-pillow may be more comfortable. A Hilton this may be, and awesome to look at the room may be, but HOLY CRAP THAT BED SUCKS.)
All in all, I have to say that, while Toronto on a whole is so awesome I almost don't want to leave, this trip was a bit disappointing. :[
DAY 1 REPORT:
-Found out I'd lost the form I had spent $60 on to get a deluxe pass for the weekend, so I had to skip the long line and go into the insanely long line...went there at 6, got in at about 8:30. Then putzed around the con for a while, familiarized myself with the location of everything, and, having missed everything I might have been interested in for that day, went back to the hotel.
DAY 2 REPORT:
Got in line around 9. At 10, we finally got in. Went down to the gaming area and saw an advertisement for a new dice/card game, Upset. Tried it, got hooked, bought it, made a point to come back at 1 for a little prize tourney they were having.
About 12:20 I stepped out to grab a bite to eat...HUGE MISTAKE. Apparently, the convention center had hit and badly exceeded its maximum capacity, so nobody could get back in...and as of right now (5:30) they STILL can't.
...So I said the hell with it and went over to the Hippo Bus Tour to get a view of the sights of Toronto. Bad news for you, Fan Expo: THIS WAS WAY MORE ENJOYABLE. The fact that it's a bus/boat hybrid was awesome enough, but the tour guide was awesome, hilarious, and the whole city was just...wow.
DAY 3 PROGNOSIS:
I may not go back to the convention tomorrow. I'm thinking a visit to the museum is in order instead, followed by a late-night trip to the airport to get myself through customs and checked into my flight for tomorrow morning, so as to dodge a 4 AM wakeup just to make it on time. (That, and to be entirely honest, a cold stone floor and a suitcase-pillow may be more comfortable. A Hilton this may be, and awesome to look at the room may be, but HOLY CRAP THAT BED SUCKS.)
All in all, I have to say that, while Toronto on a whole is so awesome I almost don't want to leave, this trip was a bit disappointing. :[
From UPSET Game Designers
Date: 9/2/10 16:37 (UTC)Thanks for dropping by our table at the Fan Expo. This was the first time the event was held in the north building and we have never seen them refuse entry to people before... we were wondering what happened to you. Next year it will be back to normal and located in the south building as usual.
Enjoy playing UPSET and please introduce it to your family and friends in Alaska! We would love to have people playing it there! Also, if you're a member of boardgamegeek.com please review our game.
All the best - Paul Thomas & Stuart Fairhurst